Thanks to enhancements in artificial intelligence, engaging with consumers in digital channels has become easier over time. Within these seamless interactions it’s still a challenge to authenticate a user and ensure a secure conversation. Let us show you what voice biometrics can do to simplify the login process for your customers.

Conversations with a virtual assistant on a website or inside a mobile app are easy and convenient. The help is always available and consumers can get their questions answered within minutes instead of waiting for office hours or an available agent on the phone. Nowadays, intelligent virtual assistants that leverage artificial intelligence and are capable of pulling in 3rd party information can take on even more tasks to create:

A more efficient contact center

Seamless customer engagement in all digital channels and

Faster customer service for enterprises.

There is just one challenge: how does the virtual assistant ensure that the user is who they say they are? This is crucial when managing secure transactions including

Personal information

Financial information

Financial transactions

In the age of self-service and automated conversations, it seems to be easier than ever for fraudsters to access private information. If there is no human involved, there is no barrier that stops them from transferring the customer’s money, purchasing items with a stolen credit card or worse. In the midst of the recent Equifax data breach it becomes evident that security and authentication have to be taken seriously.

How about using a technology that is as convenient as automated conversations themselves? Voice Biometrics allows the user to authenticate by simply using their voice. Let’s see how that works:

The user, let’s call him Heath, wants to transfer some money from his checking account, so he opens the bank’s website or app

Heath simply starts a conversation with the virtual assistant, telling it what he wants to do

The virtual assistant wants to make sure that it is really chatting with Heath, so it asks him to verify his password – by using his voice

After saying “my voice is my password” the virtual assistant can match the unique voice print to the data on file and start the transaction

No trying to find the login page anymore, no need to remember a secure password; it’s that simple. Adapting to the digital transformation has its perks, if you are working with a vendor who understands the challenges and possibilities.

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About Josefine Fouarge

Josefine Fouarge is Sr. Product Marketing Manager in the Nuance Enterprise Division, focusing on automated and human assisted engagements in digital channels. Josefine brings more than 10 years of experience in sales and marketing for technology related businesses in Germany and the U.S. Her past expertise ranges from selling and configuring Apple computers to defining the market and messaging for a security software for on-premise datacenters and services offered through the cloud.